Smith Tomb of Circa 100 Metres West of Church of St John is a Grade II listed building in the County Durham local planning authority area, England. First listed on 26 November 1987. Tomb.
Smith Tomb of Circa 100 Metres West of Church of St John
- WRENN ID
- eternal-stronghold-pigeon
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- County Durham
- Constituency
- Bishop Auckland MP: Dr Sam Rushworth (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 26 November 1987
- Type
- Tomb
- OS grid reference
- NZ 090 261
- Coordinates
- 54.62996, -1.86106
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Smith tomb, located approximately 100 metres west of the Church of St. John, is a headstone and kerb that likely dates from the early 20th century. It commemorates Edward Smith, who died in 1884, and is signed by P. Allison from Bishop Auckland. The grave features a dwarf chamfered kerb on three sides, with pyramid-coped blocks flanking a low wedge-section headstone that is inscribed with "EDWARD SMITH (SMIKE) DIED 1884" in plain capitals. Edward Smith is believed to have inspired the character Smike in Charles Dickens' novel "Nicholas Nickleby," published in 1839. The tomb is included for its historical interest.
Local climate
Smith Tomb of Circa 100 Metres West of Church of St John receives an average of 940 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 71% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 60% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 54 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 94% of listed buildings. Of these, 33 follow at least 1 mm of rain in the preceding 48 hours. Average temperatures at this location have risen by 0.3°C per decade since 1991.
Averages for 1991–2020; temperature trend 1991–2025. Figures describe the wider area (a grid cell of roughly 10 km), not the individual site. Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026.
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